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The Thorn Spring[citation needed] is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a hazardous variant of the Spring which has spikes equipped on the bottom.

Description[]

The Thorn Spring is a floating object with a modern Spring on top and a metallic cup on the bottom which surface is covered in spikes. In gameplay, the Thorn Spring flips itself upside down for a short while in fixed intervals, making either its top or bottom point upward. The player can either touch them normally or target them with a Homing Attack.[1][2]

When touching the Thorn Spike while the Spring-side is up, it works like a regular Spring. If the spike-side is up though, the player will take damage upon touching it. Using this gimmick properly is thus based on timing.

Game appearances[]

Sonic and the Secret Rings[]

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The Thorn Springs in Dinosaur Jungle, from Sonic and the Secret Rings.

In Sonic and the Secret Rings, the Thorn Spring has the iron ball as its bottom, and the Spring rests on a black sphere that separates the top and bottom.

Certain Worlds feature unique variations of the Thorn Spring. In Pirate Storm, there are Thorn Springs that only flip once and never turn back up. Then there is the Skeleton Dome, where some Thorn Springs either do not flip at all or are constantly flipping. The latter's movements make them virtually impossible to use.

Sonic Unleashed[]

In the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed, Thorn Springs are featured as uncommon gimmicks. In terms of appearance, they received slight overhaul with Springs' base panel and iron ball attachment being simplified, while hitting the Spring's panel will create small sparkling effect.

In gameplay, Thorn Springs are found in couple of daytime Action Stages, notably in Jungle Joyride Act 1 and a few non-obligatory Acts. They are found floating stationary in mid-air along with Propeller Springs, as the player can predict the timing of Thorn Spring's flipping movement, when it starts to shake for a moment. The player has to avoid targeting the Homing Attack towards them when their iron ball attachment is pointing upwards. Shamar, one of the Town Stages, also contains few Thorn Springs in front of steep hill during the daytime setting.

Trivia[]

Thorn Spring colors

The leftover model of the Thorn Spring, from the Wii version of Sonic Colors.

  • Although the Thorn Spring does not appear in the Wii version of Sonic Colors, a leftover model from Sonic Unleashed exists in the game's internal files.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. Sonic Team (20 February 2007). Sonic and the Secret Rings. Wii. Sega. Area/Level: Dinosaur Jungle . "Shahra: The road splits in two, here. You can use your Homing Attack on the balls that don't have spikes."
  2. "World 2: Dinousaur Jungle". Sonic and the Secret Rings. Prima Games. 20 February 2007. p. 103. ISBN 978-0761555117. "Charge Jump, waiting for the rotating spike ball to move, and aim at the spring side. Then bounce along all three, before you finally target the treasure chest."


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